When a child resists or refuses contact with a parent, the emotional and logistical stakes are high. These situations are rarely straight forward and demands a steady, strategic, and informed approach. Whether you’re the parent facing resistance or the parent observing your child’s distress during transitions, I provide individualized coaching to help you respond effectively and protect the integrity of your relationship with your child.
I am a licensed psychologist with expertise in forensics, and a licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience in high-conflict parenting dynamics and complex parent-child contact problems. I offer strategic, emotionally attuned coaching to help parents remain grounded, effective, and child-focused when the situation is volatile, unclear, or emotionally charged.
This is not a therapeutic or forensic service. It is a targeted consultation model, which allows me to work with parents anywhere in the world, regardless of licensing jurisdiction.
Parent-Child Consultation and Private Coaching
What I Offer
My coaching and consultation services are structured, directive, and action-oriented. Whether you are preparing for a court-ordered parenting time exchange, trying to reduce reactivity in a co-parenting conflict, or navigating the psychological fallout of contact refusal, I will help you create a clear plan and walk you through how to implement it.
I work with both:
Parents who are being resisted or rejected by their child:
- You are facing child refusal, avoidance, or distress around contact
- You are preparing for a parenting time exchange where resistance is likely
- You are concerned about emotional cutoff or relational sabotage
- You need support staying calm and clear while asserting your parental role
Parents with whom the child currently feels most aligned:
- You are observing distress or loyalty conflicts in your child
- You want to support contact with the other parent without compromising your bond
- You are unsure how to prepare your child for transitions while remaining neutral
- You want help managing co-parent conflict without escalating or enabling resistance
How the Process Works:
Coaching sessions are tailored to your specific situation. We begin by clarifying your goals and assessing the interpersonal, emotional, and legal context. From there, I help you:
- Anticipate behavioral patterns and resistance
- Plan for transitions and exchanges with precision and calm authority
- Prepare verbal scripts and communication strategies (with your child, co-parent, or professionals)
- Craft and review documentation that supports your position without escalating conflict
- Stay emotionally regulated and attuned even when the environment is not
Flexible Engagement Options:
- Sessions in person, via phone or video
- Retainer-based support, which includes ongoing email coaching, document review, and as-needed phone or video calls
If you are navigating a parent-child contact problem and want to work with someone who understands the legal, emotional, and clinical terrain, I invite you to reach out. This is not guesswork. There is a path forward and I can help you find it.